INTERACTIVE: When voters swing hard


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 19 Nov 2024

A voter had her index finger dunked into ink before casting her vote for GE15 polling day at SMJK Chung Hwa Confucian, Penang. ( August 12, 2023 ) — K.T.GOH/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Flushed with success in several by-elections, some top leaders from Umno and Pakatan Harapan want their unity government alliance to work together in the 16th General Election (GE16).

Poring through the psephology of GE15 and the 15th state elections of August 2023 (SE15), The Star found a worrying trend, however – not all Barisan Nasional supporters gave their votes to Pakatan although they had campaigned together during the six state elections. (Psephology is the statistical study of elections and voting trends.)

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